Moving-picture machine.



F. A. COLE.

mcvme PICTURE monms.

APPLICATION FILED JANA, 1909.

" Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

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F.- 001.3. MOVING PICTURE MACHINE.

APPLIOATIONYIIILED JAN. 4, 1909 947,095. Patented Jan. 18,1910.

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Elwvantoz afm F. A. COLE.

MOVING PICTURE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JANA, 1909.

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l .A iimnm 111mm Be i nnnwn that. 1, KEANE A, ciiisen f the United States, reading Pei-Minn, in the count 071 Cambria and El 'e m, sylvania, lime inven'xad certain {18: nml fnl Improvements in Mming-fl chines; and I 630 lfllill' l declare ing be n ill, elem, 21 l the invenlilm, snail; as will an Slillleil in the art has Wl'llflll it mane anal use the 241mm This inveltion relate. t lnnvlng picture men 18, for "taking n In in adjusting the smile, and has for as? arrangement of the lint :znisni, and alas i0 @liecfi m h nmnnei' lo 7 nonlinnons beam of lig libanil al; lne same time to cause the film in be properly e2;-

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jiimtliar object of the lifliQZlllOIl 18 the prox'ision of means for canning the shutter in cut of? the llglil fimni passing tnriongli. the machine for only small 'fl'aqlien m": the time shut.- off (like lightat nwving. l of he inveniion 1S zn sans for quicldy mm: line lllld slant oil the light there. THY Law means and ll: eibeing 221"- in z I for only 2: small iciinn 0% the liilh is designed to wen sic (incl; urn s0 llml tli liglii on 1:. min-ms wi l medzinlinllg cnnliiino'ns. n ilili lliesc :imholilmr obj acts; in VlQW the unlimn 00111;"; was vermin novel enlistme- (jiiilililllllllFrllS and xn'i'zuugeinent 01 will i l: fully (ilesn' 51ml Chi l! 1 Accompanying 1 a side eln 'n'tinn (if in) machine with the front plate 'rennn'o-gl in 53-h, to halter (liscloe the inveniion, acuta'n parts being lnoken away, is a rent elevaizien of the sti'nclui'e shown in Fl" Fig. 3 is :1 4 swrlinnzil View up a. Fig 5} I mill 0;

is :1 clvl'nil 'lz'ziginunlmgn'oxininlvly on line is :1 View oil a '1' H1211 wheels, the sauna beingg sll i llw purpose 0f illnz-lmtmn. tail ,lrngnwnlury *iew mi'tfly in sen,

53 is ii Q6" 0m eml' of the 'two threw showing lmw the Gtlfl. thereof engages lls (,O-iCl-lllg mm.

'7 is an enlarged pea-91w live \lQW oi? the iiwo llno v lever shown in l 5. Y 0

In the COnSUfIlCtlUU of moving picture in:

' 3 n1 lainetnscnpes; dcsigngd t0 so rripidly it successive pictures as to give (hem 1 aEJPPZUHHCE of prcscnling inovnw; 0b- }ecls ll; is mined in rapidly move the film l the limnn of light passing through the lnnfs and dining the nwvci'ncnt of the film t0 shut on the beam 0f light, By thus shufting of? he boznn 0i liglil' (luring he mowment of the film the picture Will 1101" be blurind n1 disloried. Howeven ilie time in which the beam of light is shut nil from the 1211s n'nislbe "very SllOll; and shorter than the inlay dining which the beam of light used. In QOln-iLlTUOllng an :lppm'nlus avcnrding in llllG present invention means are pinvi le l for accomplishing these desirable resiilis in n mere ell eclix'ev manner than her"- ificffnm, and by such a construction to cause a beam of ligli z to ranmin longer upon the canvas and make the period of darkness less. liieierring L0 lin lira-wings by nnmci'als, 1 indicates a framework 01? any desired. kind npnn which the various parts of Hie device are inminlml. Mounted at the upper end (if the frame is a pair if l'OllGlS and at the lnwer 9rd pair of rollcays 3 Rollers f2 and 25 are lJQiIll pmvidled with Kevin niinputs; for engag (he apertures in the E1118 0 inr guiding and feeding Hie lie film 1 in iln'ough {he n'mchine, roller 55 being; :11" ranged in supply the film 01' feed the same iii/m i'l'lQ machine), and roller 3 being filo 1 1 in pa, l or mm'e ine film from the inaclnna Bilnnnled near rollers 15 :1 Spring PITOHIQd 55 all L 5 that 28 designed to keep the lllin 2L 2 c" in illlgilgkllltnll with the spurs OI. teeth of i'nlls-rs 2. lR-OH YS zzncl rullezs 3 are (1% i (I in be cninii-niously nmving he! 'ilie' mwliine in ()lJGlkE'llGL, baitthe ill moves in'znnnn nntly past npen 7. This inleimittent mllei liei'inziftar linllm' 8 ruinains as rind of i ne, n beam ol: .li

bored to part or 'sioual so that whenevor 1121921..

loop 1 aloo formed hoiwoon rollers and 3. is roller l8 YYVYJH an intermittent movemoot and quiclqh GM l5; tho film along the rol 3 conlinunumunonr. in this manner as f 3 more. loop 11 will he reduced in until a quirk IHUVPI'HClli of roller 8 will lor l HIM l the loop ll oularg; (3.. Roller 3 will (hon (hum: the film in loop 11 gradually out Y 5. 1 1 5, t1, ()1 Loo inoclnhe mic 1d he .li/h. or he came un'il roller 8 is given anorher luru when loo will 09 in enlarged. Loop 10 .r 3 lho iI1 ;Ci11l]G is ilefugned to V. proper mnouni: ol

continuously l l is intermitmochim l 1 tenlj moved 1 st owning; "3. During the mm: in which roller l is stationary the film in front of lug is statioum and; consequmil'ly 21 lig 1 passing thorolhrough will project :1 pic-in on the con fer Roller 8 is formal with spurs or ieeth "for ongoging film 4i drawing ihe Game intermittently pas; ongoing 6. Tho roller is loosely mounted upon a shaft 12 an arranged do he moved or rotated by 2. spring 0 is fasten ail to the hub of ireil may he enhon; over or prevent any 20- 13 surzirely E11. V clvufihen'i so as to 13655 cidontal removal rounds poi-L of s'mft oncl cluich 14-. hen) oluxh 1 While poo"; 16 of clutch 14 is rigidly s by any desired means, as for insii ince a bolt 01' rivet. Part forme with plurality of aperl-ures if: in which may 111- sorted a tool of any desired for rotatiog port 15 in order to bring s gr ng 1;) under a groste or less tension. this constructioii and arrangement Whenever (rank 18 ism-mated spring 13 will he wound and pressure or tension will he brought to bear upon rollers 8. i he tension being torod'mllers S will he roizilwl and by reason of the tension of spring 1 3 the rotation will be quick. whirl) qui k rotalion causes a quick movoment of film lpawl opening 6,

regulate the movement of rollors R tho flange 19 is formed on one of the rollers which nrrzinggeo with :1 pluralil v o1 cums 20. The

rospeotu e cums :20 or arranged that there will he a plurality of ofiF'els or notches into 1" quiet: niovemeni of j i l in ordor to or howwl (ull zunl fx'u'ius" 5 IN profm'ahly 'loriuvrl integral with whirl! :1 lug or projoclion 21 of lovr 29 is auluptoil lo movo Th0 lug; or projootion ill T'm \rhirh in turn is preferiihly form-ed i, tegriil with lever 2'2. Arm 23 is zulaptoil to fit between flange 15) and the framework 1 so as to permit lug 21 to engage the respocliro notches formed by cam 20 and yet not conuiu r-onflizi with film The rollers F5 are moved by the notion oi spring 13, but in ordor to he so moved iho log 21 must he MiG-Veil, out of engogemonln with the oil wt poriion oi one tho coins and when ihus disengaged the spring will move the rollers preclokeriloineil disionoo. that shown for the purpose of illustration being a. mic-fourth revolution. In order that (ho iug iil may i? inns moved out of on giwenienti with the end olf one rho cams 2U nno permit the rotz lion of the rollers; L the lover pirotally mounted at 5%, and at its opposio and sang; yes one of the cams on rollers The earns 25 form a flange 27 on rollers 26 and confine 'itdO arm 28 of lover '32 between the some and framework l. The arm 2o formed. with :1 lug 29 that engages the end of cam and prevents any movonient of rollers 26 until. dis-engaged therefrom. "vlhen rollers 8 are moving the inner edge of lug 21 is pressing against the inner surface of one of (he cums and the point 330 is spaced from the outer surfaco of the com about the some distance 27,5 the thiclmess of the com, so that as the can; continues to more (he lower and of the lever 2:2 will he moved oul'ward. Tho. ou twardmovement of ihe lower end of low-r- 22 will, as will he evidenl, cause on inner movement of arm and cause lug 29 thoreof to he raised out of engagement with the ond of one of the owns 251 will nermit a free IGi-iliifiil of rollers Elli-for a onfouffih turn. In order to properly. rotzito rollers 26 the some are loosely inoun'teclupon shaft 31--3l and ongogea spring 32. The Spring 32 may he secured to rollers 26 in :1 similar manner to the way spring 13 is secured to rollers and also spring 32. is arrungm'l lo be connected with a clutch 3;? that is (h signed to operate 1n :1 similar manner as Clutch ll. part of the clutch being rigidly secured in shaft 31. Power is couvvywl m shafl 31 by a system of g aring horeiua F191 more fully solforth so that whenever point 29 i disengaged from one of tho cums :25 the rollers will immediately rotate :1 ourfourth revolution uiulor the nciion of spring 32. This partial rotation will ho wry quirk as will he evident and mu ho roguluuwl or adjusted by bringing spring 232 uuilvr a greater or lo, il'nsuon. 'lho humor: of

spring 32 is roguhiuul by mogul ol rluloh 33 which may he iurnul as: set forth in re gard to dutch H. The end of tho lollvr; 26 opposite .iliinge '27 haw formml lhvroou rotated one ot'- the levers 36 or 37 will ennotches 34 and which areadapted to engage levers 3G and 37. T he ends of cams 25 are arranged so that: notches are formed upon diametrically opposite sides of the rollers. and notches 34 and 35 are also arranged upon diametrically opposite sides of the rollers. but are stepped for "aid a one-fourth turn from the notches formed by the. ends of cams 25 so that when the lug or point 29 disengaged and rollers 26 are gage one of the notches 34 or or) and stop.

move the same upon their pivotal mounting lo. and consequently disengage the same from their respective notches. As soon as disengaged the roller." 26 will hegiu to ro tate under the action of spring 32 until the same are stopped hy having lug 29 engage the end of one of the cams 25. Secured to the rollers 20 is a shutter lormed hy hlades 41 and 42 for shutting off the heam of light that is projected through opening ti and lens 9. and also through film 4 for causing a picture to he projected on the canvas. in operating the machine the'levers 36 and 37 are adapted-to stop the rotation 0t rollers it'ronlv when the hlades 4i and 42 are in a horizontal position and the lug 29 is a lapt ed to. stop the rollers 26 when either of the hlades ll or 42 have shutofi the heam of light from passing through the. machine from opening (3 to lens 9. The time in which lug 29 stops the rotation of rollers 36 is very short. namely only snfiicieilt-ly long for permitting a one tourth rotation of rollers S. -l-)uring the time which point 25 is holding roller '26 against movement one ol the fans or hlades 4-1 or 4:2 is shutting oh the light so that the short time whit-h it holds the fans againstmovement is of great advantage As it holds the blades against movement and one of the same in front. of opening (3 during the movement of rollers R it will he seen that the light. is shut off (luring the movement of the film 4 past opening (5 as the film is drawn past the opening l; h v rollers S.

In order that power ma he transmitted to rollers 26 and hi cams 38 and 39 and the hub of roller 41% a-system of gearing is used that dist rihutes power from cam 38 to all of these parts. The crank 28 is rigidly connected with shalt l2,for rotating the same which in turn has connected therewith a large gear wheel 44 and a small gear 4."). The small gear 45 engages an idler 46 which in turn engages gear 47. Gear 47 is rigidly In order that the levers 36.

secured to a shaft 48 that has rigidly secured therewith rollers 3. By the provision of the idler 46 rollers 3 will rotate in the same direction as shaft 1'12. irear wheel 44 is in mesh with gear 48. which in turn is rigidly secured to shaft 31. and by this means power is conveyed to shaft 31. and thence to spring 32 to clutch 33.- From spring 32 power is conveyed as heretofore set forth to certain of the moving parts. Meshing with gear 4H is an idler 49 that in turn meshes with a gear 50. Gear at) and gear 44 art-the same size so as to rotate the rollers 2 and 3 at the same speed though in opposite directions. Gear wheel 50- is rigidly. connected with shaft 51 which has rigidly secured thereto by a ny desired means, as for instance a set screw. the rollers 2. By this of shaft 12. As will he evident at eachcom plete rotation of shaft 53 both of the cams 3b and 39 \'ill have operated for releasing both of the levers 36 and 3} once, and from this it will he ohserved that for each onefourth rotation of rollers 8 there will be a one-halt rotation of roller 43 and the releasing of one of the levers ill? or 37 as the case may he. Also hy' this system of gearing it will be observed that power is transmitted to shaft 31 and to spring 32 so thatupon the rotation of crank 18 power is conveyed to all ot the moving parts and the same, arepermitted to operate in succession as designed. By the use of lever 22 and the various associated parts it 'will' he ohserved that each part must operateJu-fore the succeeding part' can operate.

in starting the machine and u )Ull a partial rotation of crank 18 one of t 1e cams 38 or 33) will he moved for releasing one of the the hlades 41 or 4:2 to pass in front of opening (3. Immediately upon the movement of rollers 26 for permitting one of the blades 41 or 42 to come in front of opening li-thc lower end of lever 22 will he moved out of engagement with the 'end of one of the cams levers-3t) and 34 which wlll'pernnt one of 20 turn, and during the rotation thereof will 26, and consequently blades 41 and. 4 2 a one, fourth revolution. One ofthe levers 36 or '37 will stop the rotation of rollers 26-and' hold the same against movement and the 5 blades 41 and 42 out of the pa'thof the beam of light that is projected through opening 6 until one of thecams 38 or asthma the levels for disenga'gi the same. Upon the movementfof one of t e cams 38 or 39 one of 10 the levers 36 or 37 willbe' disenga ed and 1 permit a 'one-fourth-rota'tion of ro lers 26, and consequently blades 41 and 42 for closing off the beam of light. The rotation of the rollers by spring '32 thus disengaged will, of course, rotate cams 25, which in turn willmove the upper end of lever 22 outward and cause the inner end to be moved inward. Upon the inner movement of the lower end of lever 22 rollers 8 will rotate a one-fourth automatically inove outward the lower end of lever 22,1and as will be evident at the same time move inward the upper end of the lever, This will disengage the u per 25 end of the lever from the end of one o the cams 25 and permit a one-fourth rotation thereof under the action of spring 32. Upon the completion of the one-fourth rotation the rollers are stopped in their movement by one of the levers 36- or 37. This successive "releasing of rollers'26by levers 36 and 37 and then releasing of rollers 38 and then again releasing of rollers'26 is continued as long as crank 18 is turned. It, will'be ob: served that it is first necessary to release one of the levers 36 or 37 by oiie of the cams 38 or 39 for permitting a partial rotation of rollers 26 which car: the shutter blades 41 and This partial rotation acts upon 4 the upper end of lever 22 for releasing the lower end which in turnis operated by the action of the cams on rollers 8 that again moves the lever for again releasing rollers 26. This successive re easing and stopping 5 of the various rotatin parts permits the proper action of the s litters and the film at the proper time. It will be observed that thc'time in which the shutters 41 and 42 are held in a horizontal plane or out of a beam of light is regulated by the speed with which crank 18 is turned, but the time in which either of the shutters 41 or 42 are shutting off the beampf light is very small being almost instantaneous. The action however, may be regulated to a certain extent by the tension of springs 13 and 32. v

Connected with the shaft upon which the idler 49 is secured is a fly wheel 51 which assists in giving an even continuous move-. ment. to the machine so that there will be no sudden or quick passage of pictures through the machine, and then a slower passage of ,slow operation of the machine or the fast operation thereof as occasion may require.

.In order that the film 4 may properl paw through the machine, and also that t e va-=- riouslpictures on the film'may be'stopped directly in front of ppem'ng'ti, a take up device or adjustment is arranged for varying the distance of travel between the opening 6 and rollers 8. In constructing this adjust-. ment 2. pair of springs 55 and 56 are rigidly secured to a bar 57 that is mounted in framework 1 by any desired means, as for'instance a set screw. The springs 55 and 56 extend toward opening 58 in guiding plate 59, and beneath a guiding bar 60. The end opposite bar 57 is loosely mounted and bar 60 simply guides the same in its movement, so that when eccentric 61 is moved thesame will bear a ainst guiding springs 64 and 65 and I force t e edges of the film against springs 55 and 56. The eccentric 61 may be moved to any desired distance for bow ng inward springs 55 and 56, and consequently cause a longer travel of the film between opening 58 and rollers 8. This will adjust the film so as to cause the picture thereon to be prop-- erly ositioned between the openings 6 and 58. his arrangement of adjustment as will be evident is easily operated, and will not, easily get out of order and may be oper ated or adjusted for shifting the position of any of the pictures at any time whether the machine is m motion or not. The eccentric 61 is ivotally mounted in the door 7 and is preihrahl reduced gentrally so that only the edges ereof enga e the filin and consequently no pressure wi 1 be brought on the film at the part which isoecupied' by the picture. p

In connection with the adjustment there is arranged. a lurality of guiding means for guiding and regulatingrthe position of the film as the same passes through the machine. A pair of springs 62 and 63 are rigidly secured to bar 57 and extend upward to a short distance, preferably to a position opposite approximately the center of opening 58 (Fig. 3), the same being so adjusted on bar 57 as to project a short distance above plate 59, and consequently form 115 side guides for the film as shown in Fig. 4.. 4 A pair of guides 64 and 65 are secured to door 7 and press upon the surface ofthel, edges of film 4 for holding the same perfectly flat, as the film passes opening58.

VVhatI claim is:-

1. In a. moving picture machine, a frame, means for feeding a film through said frame, a rotating shutter for shutting thelight oif of the films during the movement thereof 125 through the frame and a two-throw lever for controlling the movement of said shutter.

pictures but a substantially even passage of picture, Of course it will be evident that g I 35 the fiyivheel54 will not prevent either the 1 2. In a moving picture machine, a frame, means for passinga film through said frame, a' rotary spring pressed shutter for shutting oll' light during the movement of said film, a lever for controlling the movement of said shutter, and means for. intermittently moving said lever.

3. Ina moving picture machine, a frame, means for feeding afilm through said frame, a shutter for shutting off the beam of light during the movement of said film, a

lever forcontrolling said shutter, means for releasing said lever for permitting said shutter to move, and continuously operating means for moving said last mentioned means.

4-. In a moving picture machine, a frame, a roller for feeding a film into said frame, a roller for withdrawing the film from said frame, a roller for drawing said film past a beam of light, a lever for controlling the action of said last mentioned roller, a shuttor for shutting off said. beam of light when said film is being moved, means engaging said lever'for determining the time at which said shutter shall operate, and means for operating the last .named lever.

5/In a moving picture niachine, a frame, means for passing a film into said frame, a roller for drawing said ilm past a beam of light projected through. L d frame, formed with depressions thereon, alever engaging said depressions for controlling the action of said roller, means for rotating said roller when said lever is not engaging with said depressions, a shutter for shutting off said beam of light when said film is being moved, a rotating member connected with said shutter for controlling the same, said rotating member being adapted to be engaged by one end of said lever, and means for intermittently rotating said shutter.

6. Ina moving picture machine, a frame,

means for passing a film through said frame,

means for intermittently drawin said film past a beam of light projected through said frame, an intermittently operated rotating shutter, and means for operating said shutter for shutting of said beam of light when said film is moving 7. In a moving picture machine, a frame, means for feeding a film into said frame, means for feeding said film out of said frame, a roll for intermittently moving said film acrosssaid frame, a rotating shutter for shutting off the light projected through said film, spring pressed means for moving said shutter for shutting off said light during the movement of said film through said frame, spring controlled means for rotating the means for intermittently moving said film through said frame, and means for causing said shutter and said intermittent means to act in a predetermined relationship to each other. i

S. In a moving picture machine, a frame,

means for feeding a film through said frame,

a rotary shutter for shutting off the light from said film during the movement of the film, and means for causing the time in which, said'light is shut off to be the same:

regardless of the'speed of the machine.

\ 9. In a moving picture machine, a frame forn'n-d with an opening for the passage of a beam of light, means for feeding a film through said frame, a roller for moving said film quickly past said opening, a cam for controlling the action of said roller, a lever engaging said cams for holdingsaid roller a ainst movement, a shutter for shutting oil the light at predetermined intervals, cams connected with said shutter adapted to be engaged by one end of said lever, said 'second mentioned cam being'so arranged as to be released'upon the movement of said first mentioned cam, such arrangement permitting said shutter to be moved from across the beam of light immediately after the film has been drawn past said opening.

10. In a moving picture machine formed with an opening therein for the passage of a beam of light, means for feeding a film through the machine, means for intermittently drawing the film across said opening, a shutter adapted to shut off the beam of light'fl u'ring the movement of the film across said opening, means for holding the shutter across the beam of light during the move ment of the film, a pair of levers for stopopening, a double acting lever for regulating 1 the action of said intermittently acting means, a shutter for shutting off said beam of light, means connected with said shutter and engagin the-opposite end of said l'eyer whereby sai shutter will be stopped .when the same has reached a position for shutting 0d a beam of light, means for rotating said shutter, and means for stopping therotation of said shutter after the same has been released'by said lever, said last mentioned means stopping the shutter at a position for permitting the light to pass through said machine.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK A. COLE.

Witnesses:

JOHN L. FLETCHER,

E. T. F ENWICK. 

